When Getting Your Free Voter Card Comes With a Price Tag

21 Jul 2026

A resident of Onitsha South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State has accused officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC — the body that manages elections and voter registration in Nigeria) of secretly demanding ₦2,000 from applicants before releasing their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs — the ID cards Nigerians need to vote). According […]

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No Doctor, No Nurse, No Help: What a Viral Video From an Ibadan Hospital Says About Nigeria’s Deepening Health Worker Shortage

20 Jul 2026

A video circulating online shows a man alleging that Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital in Yemetu, Ibadan, had no doctors or nurses on duty when he rushed a family member needing emergency care to the facility at night. In the video, the man can be heard saying, in Yoruba, “kosi doctor ninu Adeoyo, to ba ku […]

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When the Watchdog Becomes the Victim: What It Means That Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Chief Was Extorted by Police He’s Meant to Help Hold Accountable

20 Jul 2026

Four police officers are in custody in Abuja after allegedly extorting ₦53,000 (about $35) from Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) — Nigeria’s top anti-corruption agency. The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), CP Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed the arrests on Monday while […]

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Billed for Darkness: Why Nigerians Keep Paying for Electricity They Never Receive

18 Jul 2026

A homeowner has cried out after going two straight months without electricity supply, even though the distribution company kept sending him bills as if power had never stopped flowing to his house. According to his account, the wire connecting his home to the network was physically disconnected and taken away to the local NEPA (an […]

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Anger Grows as Imo Pupils Are Forced to Write Common Entrance Exam (the test that decides which secondary school a child can attend) Until 8 P.M.

18 Jul 2026

Parents in Umuduru Amiri, a community in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, are demanding answers from the state Commissioner for Education after pupils of Community Primary School were reportedly still writing their Common Entrance Examination as late as 8 p.m. on Friday. According to accounts shared online, invigilators and supervisors assigned to […]

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When Rivalry Turns Deadly: Another Child Pays the Price for Conflict Between Co-Wives in Nigeria

17 Jul 2026

A woman identified as Erdoo Nancy has been arrested in Benue State over the alleged killing of her co-wife’s child. The incident happened in Ankyoor community, in Gwer East Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses say it happened along Makurdi Road, opposite YUA Guest House. They say Nancy attacked the young girl while the child’s mother was […]

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Nigeria’s Reckoning With Its Elite: What the Emefiele Ruling Signals for the War on Looted Wealth

17 Jul 2026

The Supreme Court has permanently stripped former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele of seven luxury properties, over $2 million in cash, and share certificates, closing out one of Nigeria’s highest-profile asset recovery battles and sending a fresh signal about how far the country’s anti-corruption fight is willing to go against its own […]

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When “Mentorship” Becomes a Trap: A Nursing Student’s Death Exposes the Danger Behind Online Promises of Help

16 Jul 2026

A 20-year-old Nigerian nursing student identified as Favour Agbro has died by suicide after recording a final video accusing a popular Asaba-based content creator, known online as “Odogwu of Asaba,” of raping her. The suspect, identified by police as 44-year-old Ifeanyi Ogbonna, has since been arrested by the Delta State Police Command. What Favour Said […]

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When a Crowd Becomes Judge and Jury: The Danger of Jungle Justice (Mob Punishment Without Trial)

16 Jul 2026

A video making the rounds online shows a young man who was caught stealing an iron protector, a metal guard fixed on windows and doors to stop burglars. In the video, the man is made to carry the stolen item on his head while a crowd gathers around him. The people keep asking him, “wetin […]

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